PIT Pittsburgh International Airport
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Pittsburgh16:52·16°C·#123/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR
+6 min

Pittsburgh (PIT) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals 6 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
16:00today +6 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Pittsburgh (PIT) delays today: 89% of the 140 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +6 min and arrivals 6 min early, across 164 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 15 October 2026 at 19:18 UTC.

Departures68 timed
On time85%58
Delayed15%10
typical now +6 min
Arrivals72 timed
On time93%67
Delayed7%5
typical now 6 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
16:47G4 1125MLB on time
16:51UA 1816DEN on time
17:03DL 1353ATL on time
17:06 17:451I 851TEB +39 min
17:061I 914LEX on time
17:06UA 1563IAH on time
17:11DL 5029JFK on time
17:18UA 436SFO on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +36. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
16:50LXJ 357GSP on time
16:51 16:56DL 1188SLC +5 min
16:529X 238DUJ on time
16:55 17:02AA 2731PHL +7 min
16:57UA 1349ORD on time
17:04 17:18DL 5685JFK +14 min
Running late right now3 of 58 still on the board · 5.2%
+39
1I 851 → TEB · dep 17:45
Flights this late at PIT still cancel only 0.9% of the time.
+15
WN 4712 from SAN · arr 18:15
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~30 min.
+14
DL 5685 from JFK · arr 17:18
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~27 min on average.
In the air to PITlive positions · 3-min feed
11aircraft inbound · next to land DL 1188 from SLC, lands ~16:53
DL 1188SLC
on final · ~16:53
AA 2731PHL
on final · ~16:53
UA 1349ORD
on final · ~16:53
B6 1785BOS
lands ~17:11

Positions as of 16:49 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
TPA+20m
BNA+15m
Why4 kt NNE winds, Broken at 6,000 ft at PIT right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 16–02 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 25th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +13 min departures.

Typical week here
+18
MON
+12
TUE
+13
WED
+23
THU
+16
FRI
+13
SAT
+20
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+12 min), heaviest on Thursday (+23 min).

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Sample · what you getPIT went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/pittsburgh-PIT

Pittsburgh airport delays today

Weather watch at PIT: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +6 min. Arrivals are 6 min early. Weather worsens around 16:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 17:00 (+7 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds SE-130 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 2500ft.

Nearby gateways: CLE CMH CRW IAD BUF DTW · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Pittsburgh

Is Pittsburgh (PIT) delayed right now?

Weather watch at PIT: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast may deteriorate to instrument conditions (IFR). Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals 6 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 89% of the 140 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Pittsburgh (PIT)?

Winds NNE-030 at 4kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 16°C, Dew 11°C, Alt 30.15 inHg, Broken layer at 6000ft, Broken layer at 25000ft. 16°C. wind 4 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Pittsburgh (PIT)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+23 min).

How often are flights delayed at PIT today?

We tracked 164 flights today: departures +6 min, arrivals 6 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for PIT?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds E-090 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 2500ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind30° 4 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling6,000 ft
Temp / dew16 / 11 °C
Pressure1021 hPa
KPIT 151551Z 03004KT 10SM BKN060 BKN250 16/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01560106
11:00 to 13:00VFRWinds E-090 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 2500ft
13:00 to 23:00MVFRWinds SE-130 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 2500ft
23:00 to 05:00IFRWinds SSE-160 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Light Showers Rain, Overcast layer at 800ft, Wind shear 2000ft from 230 at 40kt
05:00 to 08:00MVFRWinds SW-220 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Overcast layer at 2500ft, Wind shear 2000ft from 240 at 40kt
Dep index
0.7/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 11:51 local · 5h ago · delay window 15:18 local · How these are computed → methodology